00130th 2025 and finished 24th in the state with a time of 4 minutes 25 seconds and of a second. So congratulations. That's quite an achievement. [Applause] We'll see you this time next year. Okay. Thank you. Thank Okay. Thank you. All right. Uh next, are there any track coaches from Kulage Junior High? She's out. She's out of town. Tell you that's her. Oh. Oh, we got We got the principles for the go. So tonight we're going to recognize Payton Petrillo and Lauren Willerette if they want to come up. [Applause] So, we'll start with Payton, uh, seventh grade student at Kulage Junior High School who qualified for the 2425 Illinois Elementary School Association class 4A state track and field championship. Payton placed second in the 400 meter with a time of 58.78, which also broke the state
002record. [Applause] Lauren, an eighth grade student at Kulage Junior High School who qualified for the 24-25 Illinois Elementary School Association class 4A state track and field championship. Lauren placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 26.82 meters. You guys want to say anything? I'll just take a quick second just to congratulate them on their accomplishments and just if you've ever had an opportunity to go to the IESA meet, it is a large meet in terms of the number of athletes and the number of spectators. So to be able to perform at the level they did is quite impressive and amazing. And also just to be able to handle the pressure that comes with that uh quite phenomenal. So congratulations girls. and they are equally and more impressive in the classroom. So, [Applause] there. I
003can take a look at the others. All three of them are his or all of them are his. Okay. Here. And then that's his picture as well. All right. Tonight, the GSSD board of administration would like to recognize Braden Cook for the following St. Louis Public Radio team photo journal photo journalism prizes. So, Braden, would you come up your family? [Applause] Yeah, I'm gonna read them off as we do them. So, Braden was recognized for 2025 team best in show ashes and rainbows photo, best sports feature, red and rain, and audible mentions for animal and wildlife. Congratulations Braden for his photography and exceptional and a great exposure to our community. [Applause] You got to hold this one, too. There's not enough. You want me to hold it above his head? [Laughter] Right. Congratulations. That's all
004yours. Yeah, you get all those. Yeah, you got to keep them. Congratulations. That one's Chris's. Okay. [Applause] I don't want to rush anybody off, but you are that's probably the most exciting thing tonight. Um, so you are welcome to go if uh if you would like. I'm not going to have the I'm not going to have anybody hold you at the door or anything. All right. So, we will move on to the consent agenda. Where they going? The consent agenda contains those items that are repetitive and routine in nature. We have the minutes. We need to do the minutes first. My bad. We'll go back. We'll do the minutes first. I didn't see the minutes in here. All right. Approval of the minutes of the special meeting of the board of education held June 24th.
005Second. So, roll call. Roll call. Christie, hi. Bradley, I Stacy, hi. Currin, hi. Silva, hi. Linaman, hi. And Vinnie, I All right. Now, we'll move on to the consent agenda. Uh, the consent agenda contains those items that are repetitive and routine in nature. Any member may make a motion to approve the consent agenda or request that any of the items be moved to section 7 for individual discussion and consideration. Mr. Roof. Okay. Before you vote, I would just like to uh thank Philip 66 Wood River Refinery. They donated $50,000 to our district uh to help support the recovery efforts and uh repair storm damage that happened to our schools. So, we just greatly appreciate them. Cannot thank them enough for the continued commitment to our students and our community. So, thank you so much. And
006I know there was a press release that went out for that as well. And then also uh the family of Dwayne Boon Cheney. Uh they made a donation of $1,300 to the Boys and Girls Golf Program. Mr. Cheney was a seventh grade math teacher, a high school golf coach, and a seventh grade basketball coach. If you went through Griggsby, you remember Mr. Cheney. I remember him very well. So, we appreciate you thinking of us. Absolutely. Uh, roll call. Bradley, I Stacy, I Currin, I. Silva, I Linaman, I. Vinnie, I Christy, I. All right. 8A. Rescend retirements and resignations. It's recommended the following retirements and resignations listed below and on the district website be rescended. Move. Second. Discussion. Roll call. Stacy. I. Hurin. I Silva. I Lynaman. I Vinnie. I Christy. I Bradley. I section 8B,
007retirements and resignations. It's recommended the filing retirements and resignations listed below and on the GCSD9 website be accepted. So move. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Hurin. I. Silva. I. Linamman. I. Vinnie. I. Christy. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. I. Section 8 C request for leaves of leaves of absences. It's recommended the file and request for leaves of absences listed below and on the GCSD9 website be approved. Second. Roll call. Silva. I. Linaman. I. Vinnie. I Christy. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Currin. I. Section 8 D. Recommendations for Kulage Junior High School Cafe aid for the 2025 2026 school year. You've received detailed information about this item. The administration is prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion executive session. The GCSD9 administration is recommending that the filing coolage junior high school cafe aid for the 2526
008school year. Sheila Meccroy approval is recommended. Sorry. We have a motion. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Linamman. I. Vinnie. I Christy. Hi. Bradley. I. Stacy. I. Currin. I. Silva. I. Section 8E. Extracurricular resignations for the 2526 school year. You've received detailed information about this item. The administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration is re recommending the filing extracurricular resignations for the 2526 school year listed below and on the GCSD website be approved. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Vinnie I. Christie. I. Bradley I. Stacy I. Currin. I. Silva. I linaman. I. Section 8F will be holding for executive session. Okay. 8G certified and classified substitutes. It's recommended that filing applicants listed below and on the GCSD9 website be board approved as substitutes for the 2425 school
009year. So moved. Second. Roll call. Bradley. I. Stacy. I. Currin. I. Silva. I. Linaman. Hi. Vinnie. I Christy. I. Section 8H. certified and classified substitutes for the 25 and 26 school year. Let's recommend the filing applicants listed below and on the website be board approved as substitutes for the 2526 school year. So move second. Any discussion? Roll call. Stacy I. I. Silva I. Linaman I. Vinnie I. Christy I. Bradley I. Section 8 I. Policies. Yes. The policy committee has recommended the approval of the following policies that were reviewed at the May 13, 2025 policy meeting. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Just so everyone knows, like these are standard annual things that we do with press policy. We're not changing up policies or doing anything without the public knowing. Currin. Hi.
010Silva. Hi. Linamman. Hi. Vinnie. I Christy. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Bradley I threw me out there. I don't know why I did that. Sorry. Sorry. Uh section 8 J1 resend employment of teaching position for the 2526 school year. You've received detailed information about this item. The administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. Can we can we hold this? Yeah. I have a question. Yeah. So let's hold that. That' be under 2C1. under 2C1. So I do item we're already going back. So uh 8 J2 employment of a lake lake school grade 8th grade teacher for the 2526 school year. You've received detailed information about this item. The administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. I'm good. All right. I was just pausing a little bit longer
011making sure. The GCSD9 administration and committee are recommending Rachel Huffman as the Lake ESSC 8th grade teacher for the 2526 school year. Approval is recommended pending the submission of the required paperwork. Some move. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Linaman. I. Vinnie. I Christy. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Currin. Hi. Silva. Hi. 8J3 employment of a GCHS guidance office administrative assistant for the 2526 school year. You've received detailed information about this item. Administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration of interview committee are recommending the employment of Mary Voss as a GCHS guidance office administrative assistant for the 2526 school year. Approval is recommended pending the submission of the required paperwork. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Vinnie. I Christy. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Currin. I. Silva.
012Hi. Linaman. I. 8. J4. Employment of a Coolage Junior High School band director for the 2526 school year. You've received detailed information about this item. Administration prepared to make recommendations or hold for discussion in executive session. The GCSD9 administration and interview committee are recommending James Rob Campbell as the Kulage Junior High School band director for the 2526 school year. Approval is recommended pending the submission of the required paperwork. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Christy. I. Bradley. I. Stacy. I. Currin. I. Silva. I. Linaman. Hi. Vinnie. I. All right. There's no old business. We'll move on to new business. Uh section 10A, trust agreement with BC Bank. Yeah. Attached as a copy of the trust agreement which is required by our auditor. Approval is recommended. So move. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Bradley. I.
013Stacy. I. Hurin. I. Silva. I. Linaman. I. Vinnie. I. Christie. I. Section 10B, extend the term of Miss Miss Vic employee benefits pool. Yes, the extend the term of Miss Vic employee benefit pool. This extends the agreement and runs through June 30th, 2028. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Stacy. I. Herin. I. Silva. I. Linaman. Hi. Vinnie. I Christie. Hi. Bradley. Hi. 10 C. Appoint the Misfit property employee benefits pool board members. Yes. The appointment of the Misfit employee benefits pool board members uh Zach Suri as the voting member and Dr. Adam Garrett as the alternate. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Purin. I. Silva. I. Linaman. I. Vinnie. I. Christie. Hi. Bradley. I Stacy I. Section 10D extending the term of misfit property casualty pool. Yes.
014Just like before, this extends the agreement to run through June 30th, 2028. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Silva. I. Linaman. I. Vinnie. I. Christie. Hi. Bradley. I. Stacy. I. Currin. I section 10E. Appoint the misfit property casualty pool board members. Yes. The appointment of the misfit property casualty pool board members uh Zach Sur Zack Suri as the voting member and Adam Garrett as the alternate. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Linaman. I. Vinnie I. Christy. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. I. Perin. Hi. Silva. I section 10F breakfast after the bell hearing. Yes. This is where we need to go into we need to close. So we need to make a motion to close the current meeting temporarily adjourned and open into a public public. So moved. Second.
015All in favor? Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Zack, you want to tell this? On the report I shared at the last meeting, I would highly recommend opting out of breakfast and we we opt out of it every year. Every year and everybody eats. That's that's the key here. So, nobody's denied food. Correct. No matter what time they come in, they reconvene. So, move to reconvene. Second. All in favor? I adopt the resolution. Need a motion to adopt the resolution. So moved. Second. Second. Any discussion? Hold on. Who was who moved it? Lman in the second. Silva. Okay. Okay. Are you ready? Sorry, I didn't have a line. Christy, I Bradley I Stacy, I Silva. Hi, Lynaman. Hi, Vinnie. I All right. Section 10G 2526 region tenative budget resolution and publication of notice in newspaper.
016So section 171 of the Illinois school code requires that a joint agreement shall adopt um an annual on an annual budget. So the notice of public hearing following the resolution will be published in a local paper on July 16, 2025. It is recommended the board adopt the resolution and authorize the required signatures. And this is for region one, correct? We're going to do another one here in a second. It didn't say one, it just said region. So this is to post the not the publication notice. It it establishes the fiscal year and it allows the uh right administrative district which is the Granite City School District to do the tenative budget and published it in the newspaper. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Christie I. Bradley I Stacy. I Currin. Hi. Silva. Hi Linamman.
017Hi. Vinnie. I All right. 10H, the 2526 GCSD9 tenative budget resolution and publication of notice in the newspaper. Yes. 7 section 171 of the school code requires that school districts adopt an annual annual budget before or during the first quarter of each fiscal year. Fiscal years July 1, 2025 through June 30th, 2026. The notice of public hearing following the resolution will be published in the Beleven News Democrat on August 13, 2025. It is recommended that the board adopt the resolution and authorize the necessary signatures. So move. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Bradley. I. Stacy. I. Hurin. I. Silva. I. Linaman. Hi. Vinnie. I Christy. I. 10. I. Granite City High School cafeteria bid number 2-26. GCSD9 administration received bids from the following vendors for the Granite City warehouse walk-in freezer refrigeration replacement bid 2-26. Um
018Stafford Smith had the best had the bid we're looking for $144,425 uh is approved at the low bids. It's based on the low bid specifications. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Stacy. I. Curin. I. Silva. I. Linaman. I. Vinnie. I. Christie. I. Bradley. I. Section 10 J. GCHS baseball field lighting. GCSD9 administration requests the approval of Muscoll for the Granite City High School baseball field project to replace the entire lighting system with a 25-year guarantee. This will include new LED lights on the baseball field with the show light package. We're requesting approval of $349,000. It will be purchased through the Sourcewell cooperatives and approved for the use of the sale the state of Illinois. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Second. Any discussion? Just to just to clarify, we're use we're
019actually using the same polls that are out there, right? Okay. Any other any other questions? I do have a question on that too, Eric. What the lights we did for the football field, was this the same company or was that was it that it was the same company? Okay. Well, they do all the cool stuff. Show lighting. Okay. Thank you. So, when there's a home run. Yeah. Yeah. Any any other questions? Can we ask a question like about the field but it's not related to the lighting? Is it anformational question? Okay. Go ahead. Where we at on the survey for the field's drainage for meet the city's requirement. Yeah, I believe we're still waiting on the engineering department to get back with us. They've g they've given us a tentative date of uh the 14th
020of July. We just found that out today. So, it look like they'll be done with knowing where that's going to be and give some information that so we can get with the city. Awesome. Thank you. All right. Any any any more questions? All right. Roll call. Currin. Hi. Silva. I. Linaman. I. Vinnie. I Christy. I. Bradley. I. Stacy. I. Section 10K. Finance/HR system renewal. I Visions. GCSD9 administration requests the author authorization to renew the agreement for the 2526 school year with Tyler Technologies for Infinite Visions. finance HR system. An annual support agreement is required for updates including t statemandated changes and technical support. The software is used by all administration and administrative assistants for the finance and HR processes. All staff members also have an online access to pay time off and contract contract information.
021The renewal has been budgeted for the 2526 school year at a cost of $118,81.60. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any questions? Roll call. Silva. I. Linamman. Hi. Vinnie. I Christy. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Currin. I. Section 10L. Chromebook purchase bid number 26-25. GCSD9 administration requests the authorization to is requested to purchase 1500 Chromebooks for students for the 2526 school year. These devices are necessary to keep up on a 4-year replacement cycle and continue with onetoone devices for students. We are requesting to order the devices as soon as possible for the arrival of the new school year. Price includes device, chrome license, a 4-year accidental damage warranty, and white glove service to pre-enroll, unbox, and bulk ship devices. The selected vendor Riversdale Technologies Incorporated with 500 520,0005 and0. So moved. Second. Any discussion? I
022do have a question real quick. So this is a 4-year recycle to replace. What's going to happen with the ones that we're no longer going to use that we're replenishing? What do we do with those? So the old ones fall off a fouryear warranty. So they're no longer they don't have protection on them. So they don't recycle. So what do we do with them? We give them away. Do we throw them away? What do we do with them? We still use them. They get recycled. Okay. They're not they can't be donated to another organization. Generally Chromebooks have an end of life where the software no longer gets security updates. Okay. So that's I'm guessing we're probably four or five years on most of those. Yeah. All right. Anybody else? All right. Roll call. Linaman. I.
023Vinnie. I Christy. I. Bradley. I. Stacy. I. Currin. Hi. Silva. I. Section 10. M. Sixth hour assignment. GCS9 administration requests the approval for the following sixth hour assignment for Candace Parker during the fall semester at Lake at Lake School. The assignment allows us to offer a work co-op class to high school students who are able to work. Approval is recommended. So move. Second. Any discussion? Roll call. Vinnie. I Christy. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. I. Currin. Hi. Silva. Hi. Linaman. I 10n. Sixth hour assignment number two. GCSD9 administration requests the approval for the following six-hour assignment for Jacob Janick. During the fall semester at Lake School, driver safety safety is required for graduation. So this will meet that requirement for our high school students who attend Lake School. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion?
024Roll call. Christy. I. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. I. Currin. I. Silva. Hi. Linaman. Hi. Vinnie. I. Section 100. Evalue wise purchase. The paraj junk joint committee has met over the course of the 24-25 school year to renew the evaluation tool to review the evaluation tool for the certified staff. The original evaluation tool was developed in Microsoft Excel and due the transition to Google, the rubric and tool is not working satisfactory at this time. In an effort to ensure compliance with evaluation timelines and provide more efficient and effective tool, the PAR joint committee reviewed and a demonstration of evaluated the purchase of a three-year license for evalu utilized for all certified and classified staff evaluations. The annual cost will be $10,787.30. There will be a onetime implementation fee of $1,248 to assist with the setup and training.
025Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Any discussion? I'm jealous as a principal that still does everything in Google. So, good for you guys. Roll call. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Currin. Hi. Silva. Hi. Linaman. Hi. Vinnie. I Christie. I. Section 10P. Family First Education Services for Vision. I services. The GCSD9 administration is seeking approval to contract with Family First Education Services to provide the needed support to students who require vision services. Due to the retirement of our previously contracted vendor, we are needing to obtain services. After a long search, we have not been able to locate a local partner to contract with. Family First Education Services is based out of Florida. They provide services both in person as well as virtually. Virtual services are provided in conjunction with our speech, occupational, and physical therapists. The majority
026of the vision services needed are consultive in nature and as well as attending IEP meetings. So this works with our existing structure. All the service will be performed by FF fees or under the its supervision and all personnel engaged in performing these services shall be fully qualified and if required authorized to permit or permitted under Apple state or local law to perform such services. Rates for services range from 115 per hour to 135 per hour, plus travel expenses should they be incured. This is a local cost. Contractors placed by FFES will complete paperwork necessary for the district to submit to Medicaid for reimbursement. Approval is recommended. So moved. Second. Anybody got any question? It might sound weird that you do it virtually, but we've done that at my school and I think it actually might
027be the same company. And if so, they're amazing. like they can observe in classrooms and give all kinds of really great information. That was my question if they're going to observe classrooms as well as be on IEP meetings. The guy we work with I think is this company and it's I was astounded. Is it the same person that would like observe classrooms would be the person in an IEP meeting? Like are we assigned certain people from that company? So yeah, I have the same answer. I just want to make Thank you. Okay. I just want to make sure it wasn't like different people that we're getting consistency. I can't even think. Yeah. Mhm. Interesting. It's really cool. I was skeptical at first, but I worked with three kids in my building last year with this
028and he was amazing. Mhm. Okay. Any other discussion? All right. Roll call. Stacy. Hi. Currin. Hi. Silva. I. Linamman. Hi. Vinnie. I Christie. Hi. Bradley. I. Section 111A. Freedom of information act requests. The Freedom of Information Act requests listed below and on the website were handled by administration. All right. Section 12 executive session exceptions noted under five ILCS120/2 open meetings uh the appointment employment compensation discipline performance or dismissal of specific employees of the public body 2C1 which I believe is what we all we have everything. Yeah. Yes. Both are 2C1. Yeah. Yep. They're both 2C1's. So uh I need a motion to go into executive session. So moved. Second. All in favor? I I All right, we are in executive. We need a roll call vote on that. Curin I. Silva. Hi. Linaman. Hi. Vinnie.
029I Christie. Hi. Bradley. Hi. Stacy. Hi. Now we are in second. 638. That was pretty fast. My fault. I didn't. Oh, no. No. Was getting dry.